# CVE-2015-2882: Hardcoded credentials in Philips In.Sight B120/37

> Hardcoded backdoor credentials allow attackers to gain unauthorized root and admin access to Philips In.Sight cameras.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2gxj-8gvj-cpww

## What is CVE-2015-2882?

CVE-2015-2882 is a critical vulnerability in Philips In.Sight B120/37, published on 10 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Philips In.Sight B120/37 has a password of b120root for the backdoor root account, a password of /ADMIN/ for the backdoor admin account, a password of merlin for the backdoor mg3500 account, a password of M100-4674448 for the backdoor user account, and a password of M100-4674448 for the backdoor admin account.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2882?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Philips In.sight B120\\37.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-2882?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2882 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-2882 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2882 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Philips In.Sight B120/37

- [CVE-2015-2884](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2884/): Information disclosure in Philips In.Sight B120/37 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-2883](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2883/): Cross-site scripting in Philips In.Sight B120/37 (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-2882 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-2882 is a critical vulnerability in Philips In.Sight B120/37, published on 10 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2882 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Philips In.Sight B120/37. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2882/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2882/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2882
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2882
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-2882

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